Oprah Winfrey could be adding a sports team to her repertoire, which already includes her own cable network and a magazine. "Oprah Winfrey is in discussions with David Geffen and Larry Ellison to make a bid for the Los Angeles Clippers should the team become available," stated Nicole Nichols, a spokesperson for Winfrey, in a statement. National Basketball Association commissioner Adam Silver pledged to force a sale of the Clippers after audio recordings of racist remarks about African-Americans made by current Clippers owner Donald Sterling were released by TMZ days earlier. If a sale is forced, the OWN Network founder could pair with music mogul Geffen and Oracle co-founder Ellison.

According to commissioner Adam Silver, Sterling verified his voice was the one heard on the audio recordings. Sterling has held ownership of the Los Angeles Clippers for decades. He has owned the Clippers franchise since 1981 and purchased for $12 million at that time; Sterling now faces a ban from attending all NBA games and could be banned from making any business decisions for the team. The team's current value is estimated at $575 million, according to a Forbes ranking in January 2014. Geffen told ESPN on Wednesday that Oprah is "not interested in running the team," but rather "She thinks it would be a great thing for an important black American to own (another) franchise." Geffen added, "The team deserves a better group of owners who want to win. Larry would sooner die than fail. I would sooner die than fail. Larry's a sportsman. We've talked about this for a long time. Between the three of us, we have a good shot." The three billionaires have a combined wealth of $60 billion.

"I fully expect to get the support I need from the other NBA owners to remove him," Silver said. The NBA on Tuesday fined Sterling $2.5 million for his racist comments according to the Daily Mail.